Murder accused left without a wheelchair
A judge has condemned a decision by prison authorities to leave the man accused of murdering missing Margaret Fleming without a wheelchair.
Edward Cairney and his co-accused Avril Jones were due in court to apply for bail after their trial collapsed.
But instead Mr Cairney sat in a G4S van in the car park after Greenock Prison removed the wheelchair he had been using throughout the trial.
The pair deny murdering Margaret at Inverkip, or elsewhere in Scotland.
Mr Cairney, 77, was granted bail on condition that he does not approach any witnesses.
Ms Jones, 58, was at the High Court in Glasgow for the hearing although she did not apply for bail.
'Staggered'
Lord Matthews said: "I'm staggered that the Scottish Prison Service think it appropriate to remove the wheelchair Mr Cairney has been using all this time. I want an explanation."
A judge has condemned a decision by prison authorities to leave the man accused of murdering missing Margaret Fleming without a wheelchair.
Edward Cairney and his co-accused Avril Jones were due in court to apply for bail after their trial collapsed.
But instead Mr Cairney sat in a G4S van in the car park after Greenock Prison removed the wheelchair he had been using throughout the trial.
The pair deny murdering Margaret at Inverkip, or elsewhere in Scotland.
Mr Cairney, 77, was granted bail on condition that he does not approach any witnesses.
Ms Jones, 58, was at the High Court in Glasgow for the hearing although she did not apply for bail.
'Staggered'
Lord Matthews said: "I'm staggered that the Scottish Prison Service think it appropriate to remove the wheelchair Mr Cairney has been using all this time. I want an explanation."
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